Product Name : Famotidine 16% DC Granules
Dosage Form : Tablets
Dose : 20/40mg
Reference Product : Pepcid
API : DMF; Dossier — CTD : Available
Originator : Johnson & Johnson
Pepcid sold OTC is used to help prevent and treat heartburnsymptoms, such as indigestion or having a sour stomach after eating foods and drinking beverages that disagree with you. Pepcid belongs to a class of drug called histamine-2 or H2 blockers, which work by reducing the amount of acid your stomach produces.
Famotidine, sold under the trade name Pepcid among others, is a histamine H2 receptor antagonist that inhibits stomach acid production. It is commonly used in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease.